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I was surprised Android wasn't a higher percentage... Look at it this way: 78% of the current smartphone market is Android, 18% is iOS. [1] (4.3:1 in favor of

I was surprised Android wasn't a higher percentage... Look at it this way: 78% of the current smartphone market is Android, 18% is iOS. [1] (4.3:1 in favor of Android) According to the article, 38% of hackathon devs are interested in Android dev, and 22% are interested in iOS Dev. (1.72:1 in favor of Android) From this perspective, desire to develop for iOS is MUCH higher than market representation, meaning that (as I read the numbers) comparatively, Android appears to be the weaker choice -- and that amongst hackathon developers, iOS is far over-represented compared to the market as a whole, as I assume most at these events use their own devices. [1] http://www.idc.com/prodserv/smartphone-os-market-share.jsp http://www.idc.com/prodserv/smartphone-os-market-share.jsp

broodbucket 11y ago
I'd assume the missing link is the percentage of users of each platform that are willing to pay for apps. Given iOS has a higher entry cost, it'd make sense that more iOS users would pay for stuff.
- saurik 11y ago
  People at this kind of hackathon aren't caring as much about that as they are "what kind of hardware do I have and how easy will it be to get this to work".
- briandear 11y ago
  That's a fact. Android users are cheap when it comes to paid apps.
habosa 11y ago
The 78% is worldwide, and a lot of Android's share is in countries where price is king (Android devices start at $50 unlocked). In the US Android has ~50% of the market and I imagine the US has the majority of the world's hackathons (esp. ones that would be represented in this survey).